U.S. patent application number 11/340440 was filed with the patent office on 2006-06-15 for tape dispenser.
Invention is credited to Yu-Gang Chen.
Application Number | 20060124681 11/340440 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 46323713 |
Filed Date | 2006-06-15 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060124681 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chen; Yu-Gang |
June 15, 2006 |
Tape dispenser
Abstract
A tape dispenser includes a main seat and a movable member. The
movable member is connected to the main seat and can move
relatively to the main seat. A dragging member is located at an
upper rim of the main seat and a first space is formed below the
dragging member. A cutting edge is transversally located at a
proper distance to the dragging member. The aforementioned dragging
member is transversally crossed over at a proper height of the main
seat, and a second space, which is not reaching to a bottom rim of
the main seat, is formed from top to bottom, at two side rims of
the main seat, between the dragging member and the cutting edge.
Accordingly, the tape dispenser can be surrounding a tape roll for
cutting the tape, and the preserved second space can facilitate
pulling the tape.
Inventors: |
Chen; Yu-Gang; (Yongkang
City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Yu-Gang CHEN
P.O. Box No. 6-57
Taipei
235
TW
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Family ID: |
46323713 |
Appl. No.: |
11/340440 |
Filed: |
January 27, 2006 |
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Patent Number |
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10870989 |
Jun 21, 2004 |
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11340440 |
Jan 27, 2006 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
225/93 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65H 35/008 20130101;
B65H 35/0026 20130101; Y10T 225/30 20150401; B26F 3/02
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
225/093 |
International
Class: |
B26F 3/02 20060101
B26F003/02 |
Claims
1. A tape dispenser comprising a main seat and a movable member;
the movable member being connected to the main seat and being able
to move relatively to the main seat; a dragging member being
located at a top of the main seat and a cutting edge being
transversally located at a proper distance to the dragging member;
The dragging member is transversally crossed over on an upper rim
of the main seat, a first space is formed below the dragging
member, and a second space, which is not reaching to a bottom rim
of the main seat, is formed from top to bottom at two side rims of
the main seat, between the dragging member and the cutting
edge.
2. The tape dispenser according to claim 1, wherein a supporting
member is installed in the first space below the dragging member;
the supporting member being positioned into the first space and a
clearance being preserved between the supporting member and the
dragging member.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] a) Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a tape dispenser, and more
particular to a convenient tape dispenser which is surrounding a
tape roll and can move on the tape roll while dragging the
tape.
[0003] b) Description of the Prior Art
[0004] U.S. Pat. No. 2,284,807 discloses a tape dispenser, wherein,
during the process of operation, the tape dispenser remains
stationary at its original position and the peeled-off tape cannot
drag the tape dispenser to move with it; that is, there is no
sufficient clearance preserved between the tape dispenser and the
tape roll, such that it will not be very smooth in dragging the
tape. Furthermore, after performing the cutting operation by the
tape dispenser, there is not dragging end preserved for
facilitating the next operation, which will not be convenient and
will usually require some effort to find out the tape end for the
next usage. U.S. Pat. No. 3,904,095 discloses another tape
dispenser including two U-shape members being assembled and
surrounding the tape roll, wherein the cutting edge is facing the
tape, such that the peeled-off tape cannot drag the tape dispenser
to move with it, either. In addition, after performing the cutting
operation by the tape dispenser, there is either no dragging end
preserved for the next operation. U.S. Pat. No. 4,405,068 also
discloses a tape dispenser which surrounds the tape roll, wherein
the cutting edge is facing the tape. Similarly, there is either no
dragging end preserved for the next operation, after performing the
cutting operation by the tape dispenser. The tape dispenser
disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,634,580 is not surrounding but is
clipped on the tape roll which is provided with the tooth-like
members 30 to abut the tape roll. The invention is also installed
with a window-like opening 18, which can allow the tape to pass
therein for dragging. However, during dragging, the tape dispenser
is hard to move freely on the tape roll due to the resistance of
the tooth-like members 30; that is, the tape dispenser cannot be
smoothly dragged by the peeled-off tape, and can be even separated
from the tape roll. Moreover, in FIG. 6 of the invention, although
the tape is lifted up a little for facilitating the next dragging
after performing the cutting operation, the height to be lifted is
very limited, such that it will not be easy to put a finger into
the clearance between the tape and the tape dispenser. U.S. Pat.
No. 2,734,575 discloses a simple tape dispenser, wherein the
peeled-off tape cannot drag the tape dispenser to move with it, and
there is no dragging end preserved for facilitating the next
operation, after performing the cutting operation by the tape
dispenser.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The primary object of present invention is to solve a
problem that a tape dispenser will not be able to move smoothly
with dragging, during an operation of the tape dispenser which is
surrounding the tape.
[0006] Another object of the present invention is to solve a
problem that there is no dragging end preserved for a next usage
after performing a cutting operation by a tape dispenser which is
surrounding the tape.
[0007] The present invention includes a main seat and a movable
member. The movable member is connected to the main seat and can
move relatively to the main seat. A dragging member is installed on
an upper rim of the main seat, and a first space is formed below
the dragging member. A cutting edge is transversally located at a
proper distance to the dragging member. The aforementioned dragging
member is transversally crossed over at a proper height of the main
seat, and a second space, which is not reaching to a bottom rim of
the main seat, is formed from top to bottom, between the dragging
member and the cutting edge, at two side rims of the main seat.
[0008] The aforementioned first space below the dragging member is
installed with a supporting member positioned into the first space,
with a clearance preserved between the supporting member and the
dragging member.
[0009] The present invention is provided with the following
advantages: [0010] 1. The main seat and the movable member are both
surrounding a tape roll, with a clearance between the tape roll.
Therefore, in dragging the tape, the tape dispenser can move freely
on the tape roll following a dragging direction of the tape,
without interfering with the dragging of tape at all. [0011] 2.
There is a sufficient space preserved at two side rims of the main
seat, which can enable fingers to smoothly manipulate in the space
to grip and pull the tape left behind from a previous cutting.
[0012] 3. After cutting the tape, a residual section of the tape
will be lifted up by the cutting edge to facilitate a next
dragging. [0013] 4. For an embodiment which is provided with the
supporting member, after cutting the tape, a residual section of
the tape will be lifted up by the cutting edge and the supporting
member, which will facilitate a next dragging, in association with
the preserved space at two side rims of the main seat.
[0014] To enable a further understanding of the said objectives and
the technological methods of the invention herein, the brief
description of the drawings below is followed by the detailed
description of the preferred embodiments.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodient of the
present invention.
[0016] FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of an embodient which
surrounds a circumference of tape roll of the present
invention.
[0017] FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of an embodient of the present
invention in cutting a tape.
[0018] FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of an embodient of the present
invention after accomplishing a cutting.
[0019] FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of an embodient of the
present invention installed with a supporting member.
[0020] FIG. 6 shows a schematic view of an application of embodient
of the present invention which is installed with a supporting
member and is used on a tape roll.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0021] Referring to FIG. 1, an embodient of the present invention
is composed of a main seat 11 and a movable member 12, wherein the
main seat 11 and the movable member 12 are interconnected, a space
of two sides of an inner rim of the main seat 11 is a little wider
than a width of tape, a first assembly part 13 is located at a
non-connection end of the movable member 12, and a first
corresponding part 14 is located on the main seat 11 for
corresponding to the first assembly part 13, such that the two
seats are assembled with each other through the first assembly part
13 and the first corresponding part 14. The first assembly part 13
and the first corresponding part 14 are assembled with a latch, a
magnetic force, an adhesive, and an elastic material; whereas the
latching method is applied in the present embodient. A dragging
member 2 is located at an upper rim of the main seat 11, and is
transversally crossed over at a proper height above the main seat
11, so as to form a first space 21 below the dragging member 2. A
cutting edge 3 is transversally crossed over on an upper rim of the
main seat 11, at a proper height of the other side corresponding to
the dragging member 2. In addition, a second space 33, which is not
reaching to a bottom rim of the main seat 11, is formed from top to
bottom, at two side rims of the main seat 11, between the dragging
member 2 and the cutting edge 3.
[0022] Referring to FIG. 2, in using the present invention, the
movable member 12 is opened to put a tape roll K into the main seat
11, and then the first assembly part 13 of the movable member 12 is
assembled with the first corresponding part 14 of the main seat 11
for fixing, such that the main seat 11 and the movable member 12
can be loosely sheathed on the tape roll K. After that, a free end
K1 of the tape roll K is passed through the first space 21 of the
dragging member 2 and is reeved back to the dragging member 2.
Therefore, when pulling the free end K1 of tape, the main seat 11
and the movable member 12 will be dragged to move on the tape roll
K at the same time. When the free end K1 is pulled to a proper
length (as shown in FIG. 3), the free end K1 is abutted on the
cutting edge 2 in an opposite direction, and is pulled down. At
this time, a bottom of the movable member 12 is supported by
fingers of an operator (the status of fingers is not shown in the
drawing), to maintain a status of lifting up the free end K1,
thereby cutting the free end K1 to form a cutting section K2 for
use (as shown in FIG. 4). The free end K1 left behind will be
crossed over on the cutting edge 3 from the tape roll K, such that
in a next operation, it can be easily to put in the fingers from
the second space 23 at two side rims of the main seat 11 to easily
grip the residual free end K1.
[0023] Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the main seat 11 and the
movable member 12 are interconnected through the first assembly
part 13 and the first corresponding part 14, and the dragging
member 2 and the cutting edge 3 are located at top of the main seat
11, wherein the dragging member 2 is transversally connected to the
top of main seat 11 and a supporting member 22 is transversally
located below the dragging member 2. The supporting member 22 is
positioned into the first space 21, and a clearance 24 is preserved
between the supporting member 22 and the dragging member 2 for
allowing the tape to be passed into. The supporting member 22 can
be a rod, a plate, and a lump. After cutting off the tape, the
residual free end K1 will be crossed over on the cutting edge 3
through the supporting member 22. With the second space 23 at two
side rims of the main seat 11, it can be more convenient to use the
fingers to access the free end K1 of tape.
[0024] The aforementioned second space 21 at two side rims of the
main seat 11 is better to be a little larger than the size of
finger.
[0025] It is of course to be understood that the embodiments
described herein is merely illustrative of the principles of the
invention and that a wide variety of modifications thereto may be
effected by persons skilled in the art without departing from the
spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following
claims.
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